Where are the sick? Where are the poor? Where have the people been moving? Where are the Whites, African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians? Find out these and more at a cool site from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at UVa. There’s a … [Read more...]

While I look through my various news feeds, enjoy a fun Realtor site: Bad MLS Photos. (Big hat tip to Cindy Jones!) … [Read more...]

According to a survey from Campbell Communications and Inside Mortgage Finance, the winter of 2012 was unusual for home sales. There wasn’t a seasonal slowdown. In most years (as, I suspect, you know), home sales are cyclical — rising in … [Read more...]

Due to a problem with our e-mailing software, if you get the VARbuzz daily digest by e-mail you’ll need to re-subscribe to continue getting it. Doing that is simple — just enter your e-mail address below You’ll get a confirmation … [Read more...]

VAR leadership came out in support of Governor Bob McDonnell’s transportation tax plan, attending (and in one case participating in) press conferences in Newport News, Northern Virginia, and Roanoke. VAR president-elect Brad Boland (below) … [Read more...]

Two past presidents of VAR were elected to the state’s Real Estate Board — Joe Funkhouser of Harrisonburg (left) as board chair and Sandee Ferebee of Virginia Beach (center) as vice chair. Funkhouser succeeds another VAR past president, … [Read more...]